When people take their hypertension medications at bedtime, blood pressure is better controlled during the night and the risk of death or illness due to cardiovascular disease is significantly lowered,…
On November 11, we will celebrate Veterans’ Day in honor and memory of those who have served, fought and died to protect our freedoms. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…
The Medicare program turned 50 in 2015. As part of the recognition of Medicare’s first 50 years, the Center for Medicare Advocacy published its “Medicare Matters: 50 Insights for Medicare’s…
We have had many clients who were children of an aging parent. The child may feel that Momma is being taken advantage of by a sibling of the client. There…
In a June 5 press release, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) announced the decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to publicly release…
Children who are determined by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to be disabled prior to age 22, and who remain unmarried and disabled as an adult, may become eligible to…
According to an April 24 news release, a specially designed mobile phone game can detect people at risk of Alzheimer's - according to new research from the University of East…
Three times a week, Tod Gervich injects himself with Copaxone, a prescription drug that can reduce the frequency of relapses in people who have some forms of multiple sclerosis. After…
A recent Pew Research Center poll found that Americans are pessimistic about the financial health of older Americans. Those findings are summarized in a recent online article and in the…
Our Social Security system is a foundation of our nation’s economic security. President Trump’s proposed 2020 budget – like his 2018 and 2019 budgets – would make substantial cuts to…
